So approximately 214 days ago, at the end of a fun night involving the Super Bowl, I swore off cigarettes until football season. Mostly this was done as a gimmick to give me a day to shoot for far, far in the future. Now mind you, I was never much of a smoker, it came and went and mostly involved stress at work or drinking. But I did way more of it than I really wanted to and knew I shouldn’t. Now, 214 days later, I’ve gone longer without a cigarette than any time in the last 10 years. I don’t crave them nearly as much but there are still times when I really, really want one. Road trips are still really hard. Casinos are almost impossible. But overall, I’m happy with the results.
I was afraid that I would reach the milestone and then collapse but I’m actually in great shape now and plus, the idea of throwing away 214 days and starting over is a pretty strong motivator. I think that people who quit should mark the day carefully and have it in a prominent place so that they always know what it is that they are throwing away if they start again.
September 8, 2007 at 12:09 am
Good for you, Brett. Keep it up. I am now 2,807 days smoke free. Check out this website.
http://www.mwilden.com/QuitTime/index.html
September 8, 2007 at 12:09 am
Good for you, Brett. Keep it up. I am now 2,807 days smoke free. Check out this website.
http://www.mwilden.com/QuitTime/index.html
September 10, 2007 at 9:27 am
Man, that’s a cool site. And 2807 days is pretty damn awesome too.
September 10, 2007 at 9:27 am
Man, that’s a cool site. And 2807 days is pretty damn awesome too.